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Family Exhibits in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill

Date: May 1, 2012

Long-Running Events for May 2012Includes traveling exhibits and other extended events. Special fees or admission policies apply to some exhibits and performances. Please call ahead to verify information.

20th Annual Parade of Playhomesthrough May 6The Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties’ annual fundraiser for the prevention of child abuse features three play homes built by Saussy Burbank, Builders FirstSource and the Professional Remodelers Council of the Home Builders Association. Free. American Tobacco Campus, downtown Durham. 919-493-8899. paradeofplayhomes.org.

Southern Roots, Enduring Bonds: African American Families in North Carolinathrough July 1This exhibit highlights several African American families in North Carolina, many of whom have deep roots in North Carolina that span generations. View 19th-century letters written Dr. Manassa Pope in Raleigh, Grigsby Family Reunion programs, items relating to civil rights activist Floyd McKissick and his family, and archival photographs, letters and news clippings of other African-American families from across the state. Free. Wilson Special Collections Library, fourth floor, UNC-CH campus, Chapel Hill. 919-962-3765. library.unc.edu.

At the Speed of a Girl — Celebrating 100 Years of Girl Scoutingthrough July 29This exhibit features the history of the Girl Scouts of America organization, founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low. Free. North Carolina Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St., Raleigh. 919-807-7900. ncmuseumofhistory.org.

El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You About Africathrough July 29This exhibit features more than 60 works by internationally celebrated artist El Anatsui, including driftwood pieces created in Denmark, metal sculptures constructed from thousands of Nigerian bottle tops, chainsaw-carved woodwork and more. Many works have never been seen outside of Africa. $. North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh. 919-839-6262. ncartmuseum.org.

The [R]evolution of Mediathrough summer 2012This exhibit explores the history of newspaper, radio and television in Raleigh. Free. Raleigh City Museum, Historic Briggs Building, 220 Fayetteville St., Raleigh. 919-832-3775. raleighcitymuseum.org.

Our State Dog: North Carolina’s Plott Houndthrough Sept. 30This traveling exhibit from Western Carolina University explores the history and evolution of the Plott hound, a legendary hunting dog and the only dog breed known to have originated in North Carolina. Free. North Carolina Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St., Raleigh. 919-807-7900. ncmuseumofhistory.org.